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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working may be required to meet the needs of the service)
Job ref
362-A-24-6882218
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/01/2025 23:59

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Emergency Department - Clinical Practice Educator

Band 6

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and committed individual to join our Emergency Department educational team a Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator.

Our Emergency Department is currently undergoing a new build with a brand new department set to be finished early 2025.

If you are an experienced Emergency Nurse who is passionate about training and education and wants to make a difference in the development and support of our clinical workforce this is the post for you. You will work as part of the ED educational team alongside the Lead Clinical Practice Facilitator. This will include supporting staff to meet the RNC ECA National Curriculum and competency framework for Emergency Nursing, delivery of training sessions, clinical competencies assessments in practice and the ED MDT with other educational needs. 

There are opportunities for attending courses like ALS/APLS, NTACC, AIMS and other courses to support you as the educator for the department.

Main duties of the job

  • Work clinically in the Emergency department to support the junior workforce to ensure safe, effective and quality care.
  • Contributing to the delivery of RCN ECA National Curriculum and competency framework for Emergency Nursing core clinical educational programmes including:
    clinical induction programmes, AIMS course, Triage training delivery, minor Injuries training.
  • Support, coaching and assessment in the workplace for various members of the clinical workforce.
  • Working alongside ED Nursing Teams and Specialists to provide tailored educational support to clinical teams as part of quality improvement and organisational change initiatives.
  • Working with the Lead CPF and Matrons to formulate plans to meet identified educational needs for specific staff/groups.
  • Provide training and assessment in the use of medical devices/ ANTT and Clinical competencies.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

  1. Promote, demonstrate, educate and encourage excellence in non-technical skills including high quality, effective communication skills within the ED.
  2. Communicate with a wide range of staff using a variety of methods to promote and deliver educational opportunities.
  3. Promote educational activities and programmes and act as point of contact within the organisation for queries and advice relating to these.
  4. Work closely with leaders and managers across the organisation to plan and deliver programmes to meet the educational needs of our clinical staff.
  5. Act as a role model for staff members by demonstrating and displaying the trust values.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people , vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary 

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • related experience to the role
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in an educational role

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • qualifications for the role
Desirable criteria
  • Post Graduate Qualification

communication

Essential criteria
  • ability to communicate to an excellent level
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in cross-cultural working

suporting information in relation to role

Essential criteria
  • Supporting Information
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrates a clear passion for education and quality

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mel Rutty
Job title
ED Unit Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 4119
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